https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-14- ... ?ocid=NewsNEW ORLEANS —An oil spill that has been quietly leaking millions of barrels into the Gulf of Mexico has gone unplugged for so long that it now verges on becoming one of the worst offshore disasters in U.S. history.
Between 300 and 700 barrels of oil per day have been spewing from a site 12 miles off the Louisiana coast since 2004, when an oil-production platform owned by Taylor Energy sank in a mudslide triggered by Hurricane Ivan. Many of the wells have not been capped, and federal officials estimate that the spill could continue through this century. With no fix in sight, the Taylor offshore spill is threatening to overtake BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster as the largest ever.
A 14-year-long oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico verges on becoming one of the worst in U.S. history
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A 14-year-long oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico verges on becoming one of the worst in U.S. history
Christians warn us about the anti-christ for 2,000 years, and when he shows up, they buy a bible from him.
Re: A 14-year-long oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico verges on becoming one of the worst in U.S. history
Wow! And nobody is bothering to do anything about it?
Re: A 14-year-long oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico verges on becoming one of the worst in U.S. history
WTF? FREE oil? must not be worth it to collect it yet.